http://www.google.com

They don't do hosting, but are good at searching for peeps that do.

Still stuck on which host to choose can anyone help?

(For a Forum)

Did you try ezboard?

Go to review sites like these:

www.webhostingtalk.com
www.yourhostsucks.com
www.webhostingratings.com
www.freewebspace.net

These are all ok but i want to host a forum like the one i had from proboards.com but with out the pop ups and the banner ads and of course i want one for FREE :D :D :D :D

You will not get anything like that without paying.

So you are going to have a little reality check and start look at host between $5.95 and $6.95 a month or a very cheap yearly host.

Another word of advice, don't register your domain name with your host, if you part on bad terms they could hold your domain name to ransom.

You can find free boards hosted by other companies, but you will have to suffer adertising on them....

Just go for one with banner adds NOT popups.

Oh, and use Google more, you seem to be asking for stuff that comes up on the first result of google!

Could you give me an example of what i would type in?

The one ive got at the moment hasn't got pop ups but it has got banner ads

What, your ProBoards one??

That opens a new browser with every add, about 1 every 3 clicks on the site!!

That is pop-up ads.

Banner adds are the ones that just sit on the page you are looking at.

Could you give me an example of what i would type in?

on google for the forums

free board

That came up with:
http://www.ezboard.com/
http://www.boards2go.com/
http://www.discusware.com/index.php

on the first page alone.

I registered on www.boards2go.com, but i was wondering how i start threads?

Forget about the post above

I registered on Dream Tools for the forum

There is just ONE banner ad for upgrading but i won't bother with that

you see that "edit" button next to the one marked "quote"?

WNA please can you refrain from making multiple posts, please use the 'edit' button as Bifta says, or try to post everything at once. :)

Sorry:bigcry: i diddn't realise

I have registered with Invision go to my website then click on the link to register on the forum. You must REGISTER before you can post

Why would we want to do that? We'd hardly be joining a thriving community.

hardly fair now is it...every website has to start somewhere doesn't it.

:rolleyes:

And demanding that people go to a site and register is ok then? :rolleyes:

No-one was demanding anything he/she was just advising people that you have register on the site to see and post on the forum!!

It all seemed fine to me ;)

I went back to have my proboards.com forum because it was the easiest option. And you have to REGISTER:D on the forum before you can post

check ya Pm's m8

I run my board so that visitors can see the most usefull forums without registering.

Once registered, they get access to more forums.

That way, people can post anonymously to ask for advice, if they like what they see, they can sign up and be part of the StusPlace community. If they just want a bit of help with something there's no need to sign up.

This means all the members are members because they wanted to be, not because they had to register to post.

Just been upgraded to Invision Power Board 1.2 :)

My site is called "The Computer Forum" and can be found at

: : http://www.thecomputerforum.co.uk : :

Its only really just been started, only have a few members sadly. I hope to make it more popular :)

He looked but did not find...URL dont work

Works fine from here.

BTW, LoonyB, why don't you use the IP Dynamic Lite interface as your main page?

ok for anyone who fancies a right good laff, ive just got my leeds festival 2003 photos uploaded to my website at THIS LOCATION :D:D

some are god-awful...

wonder who has this site :)

me? ;)

:D

Cool:D

Forum is looking nice mate, but that front page is pretty dire!

As you now have V1.2 why don't you use the IP Dynamic Lite option from the Admin panel?

It's easy to set up and will give you a nice looking front page ;)

This is my IP Dynamic Lite page, compared to this, which is the Blogg for my site!

Either one looks better than a text link :cool:

If you have problems setting up IP Dynamic Lite, PM me, or post on my forums & I'll walk you through it :D
FYI, you don't need to register to post in the help sections ;)

If you play Baldurs Gate games....come here (and cooties to the missus Pirotess who created the faq's)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ryan.pascall/

You mean't http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ryan.pascall/BG2/

:)

And this is mine....

http://www.theriverkelvin.co.uk

Its dedicated to fishing a river i live close by........part of the site is allso linked to a fishing blog which i do :)

Ive still to sort out info of the river and some links. I would also like some nice buttons instead of text for the front page but im not sure how im going to do it :(

This is us:

http://homepage.mac.com/towny

Mainly taken over by our son!

Until now, Kelvin meant to me either the famous 19th Century physicist, Lord Kelvin, or the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow("we now take you to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow for a broadcast of . . . "). Now I know that a river lies behind them both. :)

WooHoo :)

what will i do with this one?

NTL - do you want to buy? be good for ntl customers accessing account, web, etc. details ?

:D

:rolleyes:

Mine are below.



3 x serious

2 x spoof

www.thesilvernutmeg.com or www.thesilvernutmeg.co.uk

My Wifes really, Wedding Stationary, Invitations, and Accessories.

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Right mine are live now, please be nice I not had time to do the front page and not spent much time on the forums.
page and forums

hm

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Hmm.. I recognise that IBS board!!

Take a look at mine or the one I done for my mate to see what they can look like ;)

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lol stu give a chap a chance. All updated now not much more to tweak :)

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Hey, that's much better!!

Sorry, I didn;'t mean to be having a go, it's just that whenever I see a 'standard' bulletin board / forum it makes me want to scream from the hilltops "GET A SKIN!!" :D

The skin you have chosen (from bbskins.org?) is a nice one, I used to use a similar one for that XP kinda look, but it had many many bugs in it, including no-popups!

I have since changed to a vBulettin kind of look. I'm still hacking it about and making subtle changes, but I am the kind of person to be constantly updating / refining anyway!

BTW, I am using version 1.3, though it is not 'released' yet, it is still in beta stages, it is very good!

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Stuart W do you have to download the invision power board forum to access it?

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Not sure what you mean...

You can download it and install it, or you can use the on-line 'test' one.
The test one will give you access to the admin panel as if it was your own, so you can try most things out.

here is a link to the demo forum. Log in as admin with the passord admin to get access to the admin and mod panels.

But, to just access a IB forum, you don't need to download anything.

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no problem, noticed your portal page so nabbed that idea ;)

All tied in on one link now here

[edit]Any ideas why it does not pick up cookies and auto log in, the login on the portal does not work either and I think the 2 are related???

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I have updated my site at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cytherean1/


Incog. :)

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Nice!! ;)

Yes, the two are related, it's down to cookies.

Make sure you insert your domain details in the Admin cookie panel.

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Nice avatar Stu, it's just like your old BBC one but more illegal. :D

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I don't know what you mean :angel: I just liked the pretty leaves!! :cool:

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Mines in my sig

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no wonder they won't let you have an avatar on .com :D

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www.TheSilverNutmeg.co.uk
(and .com but thats just a gateway link)

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www.amigameorlame.com

I`m afraid the scores do not make too pleasant reading for the XBox and PS2 fanboys.

This was Site of the Month in Edge magazine at some point last year. :)

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Made some adjustments to my site. www.nicka.demon.co.uk

Still a few pages i haven't touched yet but its still work in progress.

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Umm.. I don't mean to be rude, but it hasn't changed much since I looked in August.

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I like Monet myself & have a couple of prints hanging in the living room.
My favourite of your 'Engine Landscape' is number 9 :) Of your computer generated landscapes, 'Peace' my favourite. If you did some larger versions they would make very nice computer wallpapers.

Alan

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I have downloaded Invision Power Board (The free version) but i have no clue as to how to set it up can anyone help?

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Read the instructions, it's dead easy. :)
Just make sure that you have a MySQL database created for the forum (you will need to write down the details for the install script).

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It is indeed easy.

You just need to upload the files, CHMOD a couple of files & dir's, create a MySQL database and you are away.

IBS include an install php script which walks you through everything.

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MySQL is this included with the board?

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:erm:
No, you need web hosting with PHP (v4+) and MySQL.

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Where can i get these and do i have to pay for them?

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www.mysql.com
www.php.net
I'd also recommend you get the MySQL control centre to aid you with administration...
Enjoy - There are also packages that contain all the relevant applications MySQL, PHP, APACHE etc. (do a search on this site)

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Got them now how do i install them and do i do it to my webserver?

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If you rent some webspace you usually get PHP & mySQL. Free webspace that comes with ISP accounts usually doesn't have these. Suitable webspace is inexpensive these days, starting from around £15 - £25 a year (depending on vendor) for a small amount of bandwidth and if you don't want your own domain.

You can install a webserver, PHP, mySQL & bulletin board on your home computer, but of course others could only use it when your computers connected to the internet. It's worth doing this anyway, if you intend to rent some PHP enabled webspace as it allows you to try stuff out without spending any money. Try to find a install version that installs a webserver (e.g. Apache), PHP and mySQL all at once, as this will save you having to do some manual configuration.

/edit I was typing too slow again :)

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Contact King Pheonix from here or go through the link in his sig.

He does a nthw member package for 99p per month link to his site.

100mb wed space
2000mb bandwidth
1 SQL database

Can't fault it :)

Also has a program called fantastico that auto installs software into the space such as Invision power board.

Mine I have done with this here.

Fully reccomend his hosting, happy customer.

mark

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New website up and running - using IPB forums...:

Lime-Leaf

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Blimey - I like green but that is a bit much :eek:

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I am in the process of designing a new website template. I have the logo and navigation sorted. I used notepad for the layout so far looking for some more ideas was thinking of placing the logo as a watermark in the background. Any help gratefully recieved. test template here

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Me too........ Little to much green there :Yes:

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Hmm! I reckon you two are a little colour blind.It is not green but aqua,a nice combination of blue and green. :pp

I like it Kitty it's very soothing.Better than red anyday. :rolleyes:

Incog. :)

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I'd seriously consider resizing that logo, picking different colours, choosing a better font that Times New Roman and setting different colours for your hyperlinks. You also managed to lay out your content-type and DTD tags in exactly the same order as Dreamweaver does them .. spooky ;)

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Thought I would join in the fun LOL

Php Nuke Site

My latest attempt

The last one will be changing soon I hope if I can get motivated and use some of the benifits from the host :)

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That is spooky as I havent got dreamweaver on the pc atall. Can't afford it. I am from the poor end only work term times so bottom pay scale.

If you mean this I was told to put it in by a friend he did't explain what it was for or did just said I would need it.
I also built these two pages using notepad they was my first ever in notepad http://www.kittysworld.co.uk/webhost/

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This be my best efforts for a site. www.wolfs-domain.co.uk

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Bit late on this one but here's a site I run for a local footie team, not that I know a jot about football.
www.erithandbelvederefc.co.uk
Hosted by good ol' I-Web of course.

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Own Sites:
Http://webfusion.hhxnet.net - Webhosting

Hosted Sites:

http://www.basrahmedia.com - Designer
http://evilprawn.hhxnet.net - Friends Website (Graphics, etc)

Been so busy ... never found time to make my own site ... :/

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www.strzelecki.co.uk - a kind of gateway to my other sites/personal website. Someone in switzerland has the .com damn them!:)

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See now the font colour and face on that page is perfect for the bg.

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Just added some pages about Salvadore Dali at my website. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cytherean1/

Incog. :)

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Same as above, if I have it was a long time ago...I'm playing "catchup" at the moment because I hadn't updated it since November due to losing 'net access! :o

www.richardm.co.uk

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Heres mine.

http://www.nicka.demon.co.uk . Tell me what you think and any improvements i could make. Also on my images page how do i make my images into clickable thumbnails?

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Hi Wayne

dunno how to do the 'clickable thumbnail' bit, but as a general comment, the file sizes of the images you have up atm are rather large. It's bearable on my 600k connection, but anyone on dialup is going to take ages to load the pages. :)

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How can i make the file sizes smaller?

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What Graphics software do you use?


Incog.

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Standatd Paint that comes with Windows XP

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You short on cash I suppose?If so you need to go to http://www.irfanview.com and download this free software and you will be able to resize your images and convert to jpg.

Don't forget to download the plugins as well.

Incog :)

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Ok thanks. I want to put a frame on my website but have no idea how to make one and how to link it to all my pages and put the links in themselves. Can someone help me with this?

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Thanks, it is going to take some doing tho.